the coat-of-arms of sir thomas spring, 3rd baronet (1672–1704), displayed on funerary hatchment
the title created on 11 august 1641 sir william spring, suffolk member of parliament had been knighted charles i. son of sir william spring of pakenham, , descended suffolk gentry spring family, had been major wool merchants in late fifteenth , sixteenth centuries.
the baronetcy created part of attempt king win favour of parliamentarian gentry families in lead civil war, spring family staunchly parliamentarian , held considerable influence in suffolk. following restoration of monarchy in 1660, family issued general pardon actions against king. first baronet’s son, william, inherited title. mp suffolk , 1 of earliest members designated whig. baronetcy became dormant on death of sixth baronet in 1769.
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